HMS Coreopsis (1917)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Coreopsis.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Coreopsis
OrderedFebruary 1917
BuilderBarclay Curle, Whiteinch, Scotland
Launched15 September 1917
Commissioned8 October 1917
FateSold 6 September 1922. Broken up at Preston, Lancashire 5 May 1924.
General characteristics
Class and typeAnchusa-class sloop
Tonnage1,760 tons
Displacement1,290 long tons (1,311 t)
Length
  • 250 ft (76 m) p/p
  • 262 ft 3 in (79.93 m) o/a
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught
  • 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) mean
  • 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) – 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) deep
Propulsion
  • 4-cylinder triple expansion engine
  • 2 boilers
  • 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
  • 1 screw
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range260 long tons (260 t) coal
Complement92
Armament

HMS Coreopsis was an Anchusa-class sloop and Q-ship of the Royal Navy, built at the yards of Barclay Curle on Clydeside and launched on 15 September 1917. Employed as a decoy ship with concealed armament, she served with the Grand Fleet or in the Mediterranean operating from Gibraltar under the false names Beardsley and Bigott.[1] After the end of the First World War, she was laid up before being sold for breaking on 6 September 1922, but did not arrive at Thos. W. Ward's yard in Preston, Lancashire until 5 May 1924.[2]

HMS Coreopsis is sometimes confused with HM Drifter Coreopsis II, which is credited with sinking the German submarine SM UB-85 on 30 April 1918.[3]

References

  1. ^ "World War 1 at Sea - Ships of the Royal Navy, 1914-1919. WARSHIPS, Part 2, Old Sloops to Assault Ships 12. WARTIME CONSTRUCTION SLOOPS and ESCORTS". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Screw Steamer COREOPSIS". www.clydeships.co.uk. Scottish Built Ships. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ "NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE BOUNTY MONEY". The London Gazette (32515): 8942. 11 November 1921. Retrieved 15 November 2017.